A Law Clinic at the Intersection of Immigration Status and Health
The Community Health Law Partnership (Community HeLP) is a two-semester legal clinic at the University of Georgia School of Law that focuses on the intersection of immigration status and health. Working under the supervision of Professor Jason A. Cade and staff attorney Kristen Shepherd, second and third year law students engage in a variety of interdisciplinary advocacy, including humanitarian and family-based immigration benefits, advocacy on behalf of immigrant detainees, and public education on issues at the intersection of health and immigration.
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Recipient of the Clinical Legal Education Association's Award for Excellence in a Public Interest Project (2021)
Community HeLP - along with UGA Law's First Amendment Clinic and four other clinics from Harvard, Columbia, Texas A&M and Boston universities - were recognized for their multi-faceted advocacy on behalf of women alleging abusive gynecological treatments, medical neglect, and retaliation while in the custody of U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement.
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Team & Students
The Community Health Law Partnership (Community HeLP) is a two-semester legal clinic at the University of Georgia School of Law.
Working with Professor Jason Cade, Staff Attorney Kristen Shepherd, and Interpreter/Paralegal Sarah Ehlers, second and third year law students engage in a variety of interdisciplinary advocacy, including humanitarian and family-based immigration benefits, advocacy on behalf of immigrant detainees, and public education on issues at the intersection of health and immigration.
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Legal Services Referrals
Community HeLP’s client and project based work is developed entirely through referrals from our community partners and other legal service organizations.
If you are in need of direct immigration legal services, click the link below for some other organizations offering low cost legal services in the State of Georgia.
Advisory for Immigrant Detainees
The Community Health Law Partnership Clinic at the University of Georgia School of Law and four other law school clinics have published a lengthy practice advisory intended to assist immigrants currently or previously held at Irwin County Detention Center in Georgia.
How You Can Help
Help support Community HeLP’s work on behalf of immigrants.